The New Bodleian Library
- 3.5 million: Number of items housed in the New Bodleian before it closed
- 11: Number of stories in the New Bodleian
- 3: Number of underground stories
- 1946: The year the building was opened
- 2003: the year the building was accorded Grade II Listed building status
- 70: The number of years the New Bodleian Library served its readers
- 45m: Length of popular A-Z display boards wrapped around construction site
- 21: armorial shields of famous figures including Duke Humfrey adorn the outside walls
Phase one of the Redevelopment Project: The Demolition
- 6,500 tonnes of concrete
- 80 tonnes of asbestos
- 1,000 tonnes of steel
- 260 tonnes of general waste
- 140 tonnes of salvaged stone
- 81 km of shelving removed from the stacks
- 3 km of shelving removed from the reading rooms and the office
- 170,000 man hours so far
- 12 months: the length of the demolition phase
- 120ft : the height of the crane which towers over the building
